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Cooking
Questions & Answers
with
Inclusive & Exclusive
Pronouns

Section 1

 

Ngiijiibaakwe, Giin dash giijiibaakwe naa gegii?

 

I cooked, and did you cook also?

 

 

Enh, ngiijiibaakwe gwa genii

 

Yes, I cooked also.

Kaa, kaawiin gwa niinii ngiijiibaakwesii

 

No, not me, I did not cook.

Section 2

Giinwa dash giijiibaakwem naa gegiinwa?

 

And you (P) did you cook also? 

 

 

Enh, ngiijiibaakwemi gwa geniinwe

 

Yes, we cooked also.

Kaa, kaawiin gwa niiniinwe ngiijiibaakwesiimi

 

No, not us, we did not cook.

Section 3

Wiin dash giijiibaakwe naa gewii?   

 

And him/her did he/she cook also? 

 

 

Jay giiyenh giijiibaakwe, giin dash giijiibaakwe naa gegii?

 

First person cooked, and you did you cook also?

   

Enh ngiijiibaakwe gwa genii

 

Yes, I cooked also.

Kaa, kaawiin gwa niinii ngiijiibaakwesii

 

No, not me, I did not cook.

Enh, giijiibaakwe gwa giiyenh gewii

 

Yes, he/she cooked also.

Kaa, kaawiin gwa giiyenh wii’ii giijiibaakwesii

 

No, not him/her, he/she did not cook.

Section 4

Wiinwa dash giijiibaakwewok naa gewiinwa?   

 

And them, did they cook also?

 

 

Enh, Jay giiyenh giijiibaakwe giinwa dash giijiibaakwem naa gegiinwa?

 

First person cooked, and you (P) did you cook?

   

Enh, ngiijiibaakwemi gwa geniinwe

 

Yes, we cooked also.

Kaa, kaawiin gwa niiniinwe ngiijiibaakwesiimi

 

No, not us, we did not cook.

Enh, giijiibaakwewok gwa giiyenh gewiinwa

 

Yes, they cooked also.

Kaa, kaawiin gwa giiyenh wii’iinwa giijiibaakwesiiwok

 

No, not them, they did not cook.